What is the liability for trapping or bruising one of the eight sheratzim (creeping creatures) mentioned in the Torah?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules that the eight sheratzim have special status: one is liable for trapping them even without a specific purpose (since they are normally trapped for their skins), and one is liable for wounding them even if blood does not emerge externally but only accumulates beneath the skin. Other reptiles require external bleeding for liability.
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